The Devil's Tricks
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Ginette Chaluzac, who has left Central France for Paris, now works as a seamstress in a modest workshop in the Marais district. Her life is quiet and uneventful until the day when, to her surprise, she receives a letter containing a hundred-franc banknote. The sender, who remains anonymous, renews his gift day after day and Ginette grows accustomed to the situation. Her material situation improves but after a while she starts asking herself questions about the one who sends her the money and his/her intentions. Till obsession. To make it clear in her mind she eventually decides to investigate...
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Cast
22 people
Geneviève Thénier
Ginette Chaluzac
Known for
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Love at Sea
Jean-Claude Drouot
Daniel
Known for
Happiness
The Breach
Paul Vecchiali
Known for
Happiness
Véra Belmont
Also in
Line of Sight
Par ici la monnaie
Denis Epstein
Danièle Ajoret
Solange
Known for
The Horse
Michel Piccoli
L'antiquaire
Known for
We Have a Pope
Contempt
Nicole Courcel
La patronne de la guinguette
Known for
Sundays and Cybele
The Slap
Hélène Surgère
La femme du psychiatre
Known for
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
The Bet
Germaine de France
Mariette
Also in
The Sucker
Les Roses de la vie
Marc Johannes
Le pied-bot
Jacques Harden
Known for
Lola
Gervaise
Paul Vecchiali Director · Denis Epstein Writer
First release June 1, 1966 · Produced in France · Production Stéphan Films
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Prisma Films
Production
Stéphan Films
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France
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Original title
Les Ruses du diable
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 1, 1966
Premiere · London's Festival 56/66
France · June 15, 1966
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